Develop Visual Output Website for Anthropogenic Events Data

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER (NEFSC), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION FOR DEVELOPING A VISUAL OUTPUT WEBSITE TO BE PERFORMED AT VENDOR’S FACILITY IN BOSTON MA.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS ANTHROPOGENIC EVENTS DATABASE. NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION’S IS THE ONLY DATABASE THAT COLLATES CRITIAL INFORMATION ON INJURY EVENTS (INCLUDING GEAR TYPE, ROPE DIAMETER AND BREAKING STRENGTH, VESSEL SIZE ESTIMATES, NECROPSY AND GEAR REPORTS) INTO ON PLACE AND IS LINKED TO THE RIGHT WHALE CATALOG (ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CONSORTIUM INDENTIFICATION DATABASE), ALLOWING FOR SEMI-AUTOMATED LINKAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF INJURY AND LIFE HISTORY RELATED INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUAL WHALES. THE REQUIRED SYSTEM MUST BE COMPATIBLE IN ALL ASPECTS (FORM, FIT AND FUNCTION) WITH EXISTING SYSTEMS OR EQUIPMENT, AND THE SOURCE IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT. THE NEW DATA OUTPUT PORTAL MUST INTERACT WITH THE RIGHT WHALE ANTHROPOGENIC EVENTS DATABASE AND RIGH WHALE CATALOG TO ACCESS THE NECESSARY UNDERLYING DATA LAYERS. THE PRODUCT REQUIRED BY NMFS FOR THIS SERVICE IS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED AND REQUIRES EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH THE ANTHROPOGENIC EVENTS DATABSE AS WELL AS DATA OUTPUTS.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 06/15/2023 THROUGH 06/14/2026.

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